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Establishment of New Hospitals. The following list gives the names and main functions of public hospitals that have been opened since 1914-15 :—

It will be observed that most of these hospitals are purely maternity hospitals or maternity hospitals with emergency beds, only eight being general hospitals. There has also during this same period been a tendency towards divisions of hospital districts, and this, as a natural corollary, leads to the establishment of further hospitals. This subdivision is greatly to be regretted, and there is distinctly more need for amalgamation in some areas. This would undoubtedly lead to greater economy and efficiency. As a direct result of subdivision three general hospitals were established. During the same period four small hospitals —at Arrowtown, Kumara, Otira, and Totara — have been closed.

Governing Board. J Hospital. Whangaroa . . Whangaroa (General) .. .. .. . . .. 10 Kaipara . . . . Otamatea (Maternity and Emergency) .. .. .. 6 Auckland .. .. Alexandra Convalescent Home .. .. . . .. 13 Franklin Memorial (Maternity and Emergency) .. . . 13 Warkworth (Maternity and Emergency) .. .. .. 6 Waikato .. . . Kawhia (Maternity and Emergency) .. .. .. 4 Matamata (Maternity and Emergency) .. .. . . 6 Tauranga . . Te Puke (Maternity and Emergency) .. .. .. 6 Bay of Plenty ,. Whakatane (Maternity and Emergency) .. .. .. 33 Matakaoa .. Te Araroa (General) .. .. .. . . .. 4 Taumarunui . . Taumarunui (Maternity) . . .. .. . . .. 8 Cook . . . . Tolaga Bay (Maternity and Emergency) . . .. . . 9 Hawke's Bay . . McHardy (Maternity) . . . . .. . . . . 20 Taranaki .. . . Opunake (Maternity and Emergency) . . . . .. 6 Wanganui . . Raetihi (General) .. . . .. . . . . 9 Waipawa .. . . Rathbone (Maternity) .. .. . . . . . . 6 Wellington . . Macartbv Convalescent Home . . .. 22 Wairau .. .. Wairau (Maternity) .. .. . .. 12 Nelson .. . . Motueka (Maternity) . . . . . . . .. 10 Grey .. .. Rewa (Maternity) . . . . . . . . . . 9 North Canterbury .. Children's Fresh-air Home, Christchurch . . . . . . 32 Waikari (Maternity and Emergency) . . . . . - 8 Oxford (Maternity and Emergency) . . . . . . 10 Amuri (Maternity and Emergency) . . . . . . 9 Rangiora (Maternity) . . .. . . . . 10 Ellesmere (Maternity and Emergency) . . . . .. 9 Ashburton . . Malvern (Maternity) . . . . . . . . . . 7 Rakaia (Maternity) .. . . . , . . . . 5 Methven (Maternity) .. . . . . . . . . 5 South Canterbury . . Fairlie (Maternity and Emergency) . . . . . . 6 Geraldine (Maternity) . . . . .. . . . . 4 Otago .. .. Prince Edward Convalescent Home . . . . . . 24 Middlemarch (Maternity and Emergency) . . . . . 6 Roxburgh (Maternity and Emergency) . . . .. 4 Waikari (Infectious Disease) . . . . . . . 35 South Otago .. Milton (Maternity and Emergency) .. . . . . 12 Owaka (Maternity and Emergency) . . . . . . 12 Balclutha (General) .. .. . . . . . . 34 Southland .. Lumsden (Maternity) . . . . . . . . . . 4 Mangonui .. . . Kaitaia (Maternity) . . . . . . . . . . 5 Waikato .. .. Huntly (General) . . . . . . . . . . 15 Te Kuiti (General) .. .. . . .. .. 21 Hawke's Bay . . Hastings Memorial (Maternity) . . . . . . . . 20 Palmerston North .. Palmerston North (Maternity) .. .. .. .. 12 Buller .. . . Kawatiri (Maternity) .. . . . . . . .. 7 North Canterbury . . Cheviot (General) .. . . . . . . . . 7 Chatham Islands (General) . . . . . . . . 2 Darfield (Maternity) . . . . . . . . . . 5 Lincoln (Maternity) . . . . . . .. . . 4 Little River (Maternity) .. .. .. .. .. 2 Waitaki .. .. Kurow (Maternity) .. .. .. .. .. 5 Otago .. .. Palmerston (Maternity) .. .. .. .. .. 7 Thames .. .. Paeroa (Maternity) . . . . .. .. . . 7